<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Ajay Shrivastava Vs State of Haryana dated 27/09/2023.</p> <p>The application raised the issue of disposal of fly ash lying at a site in
Due to monsoon rains in the state during the last two days, the power demand has come down to 5000 megawatts from 5800 megawatts. At present, 4200 megawatt power is available to meet the demand.
Indronil Roychowdhury Kolkata: Acute coal shortage in 32 coal-fired power stations is a clear indications of massive power cuts across the country in the coming 15 days. According to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) findings, 17 thermal power stations have coal supply for less than 7 days while 15 others can be run for only 4 days.
Gandhinagar: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Thursday announced setting up of 1,320 MW of coal-based power plant at a surplus piece of land next to the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSEC)-run power plant at Dhuvaran.
The state government is negotiating with power major National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to finally commission Punjab
<p>Electricity is a critical infrastructure on which the socio-economic development of the State depends. The reliable, quality, and affordable power supply is one of the key drivers for the State's industrial and commercial growth. Punjab is far away from the coal mines/fuel sources. Higher freight on the coal/fuel substantially enhances the cost of power.
Concerted efforts are being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh for increasing power generation. For this purpose, various schemes and projects are under construction in different phases due to which power generation in Madhya Pradesh will go up by 5,486 by the year 2013-14.
Gurgaon: With the government yet to find a solution to power shortage that has crippled industrial units in Udyog Vihar, industrialists in the area have decided to set up their own power plants through public-private partnership (PPP). The industry association has prepared a plan to construct four captive power plants, each having a capacity of 40MW, at a cost of Rs 40 crore.
There are complaints from the investors that the State government takes a very long time in allotting land for setting up power projects. This not only delays industrialisation but also enhances the cost of the project. Hence the government is being criticised for entering into pacts with industrialists but going slow later.
Noida: The NTPC, Dadri, has started power generation from the second 490-MW coal-based power plant.Till this afternoon, the plant load factor was around 60 per cent. "Plant load factor will cross 100 per cent in the next few days. In the initial stages, we keep it low.
India has been facing shortage of electricity for almost a decade. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), during the financial year 2008-09, the Indian utilities could supply 689 billion kWh of electricity against requirement of 774 billion kWh, which represents shortfall of about 11.0%.
